Margaret Seguier ( Stewart; 1795–1870) was a British miniature painter.

Biography

Seguier was the eldest daughter of Anthony Stewart, 1773–1846, a portrait and miniature painter from

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and of Janet Weir whose father, Alexander Weir, was also a painter. Their father taught both Margaret and her younger sister,

Grace Campbell Stewart Grace Campbell Stewart (died 1863) was a British miniature painter. Biography Stewart was one of the daughters of Anthony Stewart, 1773–1846, a portrait and miniature painter from Crieff in Perthshire and of Janet Weir whose father, Alexander W ...

, to paint. Margaret is praised in contemporary accounts for her portrait miniatures but no artistic record or specific attributions exist. Margaret married John Seguier, 1785–1856, who was a picture restorer and supintendent at the

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. They had a son, Peter Seguier who became a successful author, writing ''A Critical and Commercial Dictionary of the Work of Painters''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seguier, Margaret 1795 births 1870 deaths 19th-century British women artists 19th-century Scottish painters British portrait miniaturists Scottish women artists Sibling artists 19th-century women painters